† ˈnothal,a.Obs.rare. [f. L. nothus, Gr. νόθος spurious + -al1.] Spurious, not authentic. 1716M. Davies Athen. Brit. II. 372 All his other Didactick, Parænetick, and Nothal Writings.Ibid. III. Diss. Physick 33 There be likewise some nothal Tracts ascrib'd to old Melampos.